First Line

“To be born again,” sang Gibreel Farishta tumbling from the heavens, “first you have to die.”

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5 Responses to First Line

  1. Dave J says:

    A guess: The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie.

  2. red says:

    You are correct, sir

  3. Steve says:

    That’s a really interesting first line. I’ve never read it.

  4. Dave J says:

    I’ve never read it, but with the Arabic name of the Archangel Gabriel in the line it’s hard to think of what else it might be.

  5. red says:

    It’s quite a book. I like his writing a lot. Very whimsical.

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